General Chat

We have a colony of feral cats at the hotel & as I used to breed cats I have been asked to deal with them.-------The Cat Action Trust delivered the traps this morning & we left them for the cats to get used to them. -----Now I have to go & bait them & set them. Wish me luck, it's a bit cold out there today.----------Vivienne

Oh bless hope they like the bait!! Clicquot disappeared once for a number of days and we caught a poor cat called MEGAN in the trap we left for Madam!! Then she waltzed home the very same evening!! xx

Don't worry Meercat, The Cat Action Trust is about looking after ferals not hurting them. Have a look at their website! A local vet is ready to neuter, spey, worm, de-flea & ear clip. Then if possible the C.A.T. will re-home some & some will come back to the hotel. Right I'm off now,hope I don't have to wait too long for the first ones to be caught. Vivienne xx

Is that a case of 'feral feeling', meercat?

Well that wasn't too bad. Two cats now at the vets awaiting their ops. Took about ten mins from setting to catching. Vivienne xx

2 down - how many more to go?

I've seen eleven at one time, Diana. Yes initially they will be returned to us but the lady from C.A.T hopes to be able to re-home some on a farm. The boss won't be too happy if they all come back to stay. Vivienne xx

Oh a busy night then!! Good luck babes, hope the others don't suss it and not get baited now 2 have been caught!! xx

Well atleast the cats should keep the rats at bay! lol

Hi Rachel, yes thats why we want to keep a couple but we don't need eleven or more. Can only do two at a time Diana, next two tomorrow, hopefully. Vivienne xx

Oh I get it Vivienne!! Good luck sweetie and hope you get as many as you can xx

Second pair at the vets waiting for ops. First two were one of each, wonder what these two are. Vivienne xx

Oh bless them!! How long after the op before they are released again? xx

Hi Diana, I released the first two this afternoon. They use disolvable (sp)stitches. It's a case of catch two release two at the moment but don't know if I'll be as lucky tomorrow. I had to spray my car with fabreeze, the Tom cat peed just before I picked them up & they are too wild to be able to change the paper. Think I'll have to get a peg for my nose!!!!!! lol Vivienne xx

Ooops!! But well done on all you are doing!! xx

Didn't think of it Meercat but maybe when they are all done & hopefully a bit calmer. They're much too skitish at the moment. Vivienne xx

Hi Meercat & anyone else who's interested. I collected the two I took in yesterday. Both females & it looks like we may have more cats than we bargained for as one of them has milk, so kittens somewhere. We had only seen eleven so got vouchers for fifteen just in case but looks like we may have to re-apply. I didn't trap today, I'm going in a bit earlier (I hope) in the morning to trap then. Vivienne xx

Hi Meercat, yes I caught another two this morning. Two more females so that is now five girls & one boy. Next lot will be monday morning, it's my day off but I'm going in to get them. Vivienne xx

Hi Vivienne, My goodness, you're really a Jack of All Trades! Good on you. You're doing a grand job. I remember my daughter being given a sort of wild cat (which had been born on a farm) as a birthday present once. We had 'it' wormed, but we sadly had to give it up to the Cat Shelter (as it's called over here) after 8 weeks because we could do NOTHING with 'it'. 'It' was SO WILD and was spitting, hissing and going for everyone. We live in a flat so the poor thing couldn't get out AND we had lot's of younger children coming in and out with my daughter at the time, and we couldn't risk being sued for damages! Poor little puss. All the best in your quest! Luv. Margaret

Hello Margaret I've only just seen you there, sorry I think I have a pm to answer too. I didn't think I would have anything to report untill monday but the boss called me to go with her to one of the rooms. She had seen a kitten peering over the front porch, so we went to have a look from above. We found the nest of one of the girls we had speyed on wednesday. She had five kittens, so with the help of a porter & the general manager, I climbed the ladder & caught all five. I tried for two hours, using the kittens, to get the mum into a trap but she wasn't having any, so I had to just take the kittens to Sam of the C.A.T. I'll try again tomorrow but at least if Sam has to hand rear them, they'll be well tame to go to good homes. Vivienne xx